The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-09-03
Local and State Notes.

w. g. Lyons, formerly general manager of
the Indiana s. Illinois Southern road, is in the
city visiting od-time friends. He is one
of Chicago's grain merchants
FL. r. Ledyard president of the Michigan
Central road, who recently accompanied G. NJ.
Depew, president of the New York Central road,
to Europe returned Thursday.
Coal traffic is reaching large proportions with
of the roads. The shipments from the
Clay county (Indiana) mines this fall and winter
promise to be the largest ever known.
The Chicago & Indiana coal road ia doing an
excellent business and the friends of the prop
erty predict that it will soon take its place
among the dividend paying roads of Indiana
Eighteen months ago so per cent. of the stock
OF the Chicago & Eastern Illinois road was held
by Boston capitalists, but now ABOUT 20 per cent
is held by Western partes-mostly Chicago men.
The c., !. St L. & c.. the c., H. & I. and the
L.. N. A e. G. will to-day withdraw from sale
1000 mile tickets at $40, all the roads having
agreed to make the rate $25 for 1.000-mile
tickets.
Greensboro road has again been revived.
meeting was held yesterday at Oakland City and
organization perfected which proposes to
build il.
The L., N. A. g. c., with it's new equipment
and wideswake passenger men, is worrying
competitors the travel between indianapolis
and Chicago, well as between Louisville and
Chicago.
Gen. ]. G. McQuiston. formerly road -master
the c.. l.. St. l.. & c.. and holding the
same position on the central branch of the Union
Pacific road, IS spending few days with friends
in this city.
The war between the Dubuque shippers and
the Illinois Central and ST. Paul roads daily
becoming more interesting. The roads still re-
fuse to heed tho decision of the State commits
sioners of Iowa.
The baggage men at the Union Depot in the
month of August handled 3S 379 pieces of bag
gage. OF this number 1872 pieces were
checked out from Indianapolis proper, against
1902 checked ont in August. 1885,
Freight traffic with the G.. r. St T., &5 C. ia
again becoming heavy. On the main line on
Thursday LOOP loaded were handled. and
during most of the week the daily movement of
loaded cars has been about that figure
There were handled at the city freight depots
of the Pennsylvania lines in the month of Au-
gust 25, 060 918 mounds. representing 2,721 cars,
against %, OH. GAS pounds in the corresponding
month of 1886, representing 1927
To show that Western roads still prosper
ous 1t IS not necessary that increases In earnings
should be shown from week to week over the
corresponding week of last year, as in 1856 earn
ings in the fail months were very large.
Said ticket scalper Frey yesterday: 1.-THE
interstate commerce law is proving blessing
to the scalper. Look at my ledger. which shows
that my receipts from sales of tickets last month
exceeded those of August, 1885, 1862 80"
The Cincinnati. Wabash & Michigan yester-
day removed their city Office to the
South Illinois street occupied by the Decline.
J. b Harter has been appointed joint agent
with Col VIM. B. Hicklin assistant ticket
agent.
Inc report or y. Is. Eckman. JOINT weighing
agent of the roads centering here, shows that in
August he weighed 1908 which were sup
posed to be overloaded. The excess over ship
pers' weight on this number of cars was 8, 719
pounds
For some DAYS past there has been a gradual
letting down of rates round-trp tickets be-
tween Indianapolis and Chicago, until 81 30
had become the rate. This morning ali lines
restored the round trip rate to So 80 the old
figures.
Yesterday being the last day on which several
of the roads running in here will sell 1000 mile
tickets at 500 the outside passenger Offices
crowded with purchasers of this class of tickets
who desired to secure them before the advance
took effect
Sept / is passed and the roads which
bring anthracite Goals West have not advanced
rates as had been expected However they all
decline to name or guarantee present rates over
twenty-fo four hours. and the Western coal-dealers
feel uneasy over the matter.
Vice-chairman Daniels of the Central Traffic
Association, has called nesting of the general
passenger agents. in Chicago next Wednesday,
with a view of correcting some of the abuses in
the passenger service Among other things, the
mileage book question is to be considered
The business of the Chicago Eastern Ill-
nois road is developing to such an extent that it
is Predicted it will become 8-per-cent.-
per-annun dividend-paying road President
Horace Stevens has career in connection with
this road upon which he may well pride him.
self.
There is good authority for saving that the
g. J., St L. & G. will continue to work its St.
Louis business in connection with the l. & St
L. road, both their freight and passenger bust
ness being more satisfactory in volume than
when they ran their business in connection with
the Naudalia.
Verv friendly relations exist between the c..
L., ~. L. a. Z. and the Lake Erie e Western
road and 1t is intlmared that very favorable
traffic arrangement is about to be entered into
between the two roads lum Der line between
Michigan City and Cincinnati will probably be |
established, and possibly through coaches run